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EARTHQUAKE DAMAGES OVER TEN BUILDINGS IN CENTRAL SULAWESI
Palu, Indonesia, Mar 3 (ANTARA) - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake, which jolted Sidondo village, Donggala District, Central Sulawesi, on Monday (Mar 2), damaged more than ten buildings at the village.
Most of the damaged houses were permanent houses made of plywood, Frans Boka, head of the Dongga district's natural disaster section, said here on Tuesday. Two government's office buildings were also damaged in the disaster.
The temblor was quite strong, prompting a number of local residents to rush out of their homes in panic. Palu's residents also felt the moderate earthquake. Kindergarten, elementary, and high school students in Palu were immediately sent home following the earthquake as most of the students were shocked.
There were no reports of casualties or injuries in the earthquake, which inflicted material losses due to property damage.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 1.11 degrees southern latitude and 119.85 degrees eastern longitude, around 24 kilometers southwest of Palu, and at a depth of 30 kilometers below sea level, Meteorological and geophysics agency (BMG) said.
The temblor did not have potential to trigger a subsequent tsunami.
Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, sits on the Pacific
"Ring of Fire," the edge of a tectonic plate prone to seismic
upheaval.***
Most of the damaged houses were permanent houses made of plywood, Frans Boka, head of the Dongga district's natural disaster section, said here on Tuesday. Two government's office buildings were also damaged in the disaster.
The temblor was quite strong, prompting a number of local residents to rush out of their homes in panic. Palu's residents also felt the moderate earthquake. Kindergarten, elementary, and high school students in Palu were immediately sent home following the earthquake as most of the students were shocked.
There were no reports of casualties or injuries in the earthquake, which inflicted material losses due to property damage.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 1.11 degrees southern latitude and 119.85 degrees eastern longitude, around 24 kilometers southwest of Palu, and at a depth of 30 kilometers below sea level, Meteorological and geophysics agency (BMG) said.
The temblor did not have potential to trigger a subsequent tsunami.
Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, sits on the Pacific
"Ring of Fire," the edge of a tectonic plate prone to seismic
upheaval.***
